tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post5383949864276088573..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Tidbits and Morsels: Vincent CamutoYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-90692623727867840372013-12-22T15:16:36.182-08:002013-12-22T15:16:36.182-08:00OLI is Old Long Island; click on my Black Point li...<b>OLI</b> is Old Long Island; click on my <i>Black Point</i> link above to visit.<br /><br />I recall seeing photos of <i>Villa Turicum</i> in an old <i>Architectural Record</i> -- you can probably find it on Google books.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-81748883493687724662013-12-22T12:38:05.051-08:002013-12-22T12:38:05.051-08:00Perhaps I was mistaken, as it seems that only a li...Perhaps I was mistaken, as it seems that only a little reflecting pond is all that survives from Black Point. <br />There's a similar situation in Lake Forest Ill. Villa Turicum was a giant mansion that has a crazy history. Built by the Rockefeller McCormicks, it was like, hardly ever Iived in. <br />Torn down and subdivided, many of the new houses have done a fantastic job of restoring the old garden features that were left behind. <br />One house especially, on Circle Ln, has a pretty cool dock type thing, and a big reflecting pool. <br />I hate that these house get torn down, but I love what gets left behind. <br />Capo di Monte in Bel Air is another. One house nearby, designed by RAMSA, has a circular fountain from the Bell days. And of course that retaining wall at Bel Air Rd and Strada Vecchia was once the garden that's pictured on the wikimapia page. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-85751734714553900962013-12-22T11:20:21.394-08:002013-12-22T11:20:21.394-08:00What is OLI? What is OLI? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-38955349343187001872013-12-22T09:05:34.742-08:002013-12-22T09:05:34.742-08:00LGB/LB, The Diary is always great fun. How else co...LGB/LB, The Diary is always great fun. How else could I keep up with Thurston Howell, III and Mrs. Howell's party circuit shenanigans. Seriously, let's crash a gala, make up outrageous names and get our pictures taken. I'll be Muffy or Missy; you maybe Nigel, Kipton or Williamston? Your better half already has a great first name so his can remain unchanged! Of course we'll foil-line our pockets and steal Hors d'oeuvres.Sandpipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-20025116852848013402013-12-22T06:41:33.611-08:002013-12-22T06:41:33.611-08:00Ah, my fine feathered friend, I'd almost forgo...Ah, my fine feathered friend, I'd almost forgotten about <i>Shorewood Manor</i>; I hadn't been out on Shelter Island (one of my most favorite places on earth) since construction on the new house was largely finished. The property was sensitively divided -- and how could he not? One merely has to skirt 'round the south harbor to get to the South Ferry landing, and from thence to the Hamptons...<br /><br />I see you've acquainted yourself with the inimitable Gary Lawrance; quite the raconteur -- his tales of Jimmy Donahue (and other Long Island playboys & scoundrels) are legend in these parts.<br /><br />Would that <i>Wooldon Manor</i> was restored...lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-89505385421827966952013-12-21T23:42:23.328-08:002013-12-21T23:42:23.328-08:00LGB/LB, Subdividing this land is a frightening tho...<br />LGB/LB, Subdividing this land is a frightening thought. <br /><br />Reminded me of Mama's '07, '08 pieces on Shorewood Manor, Shelter Island because of the subdivide rumblings. Google and zip; but, the house was leveled and <a href="http://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2012/12/18304/from-the-ashes-new-house-goes-up-on-artemas-ward-site/" rel="nofollow">replaced.</a> Can't really blame the guy -- it was in rough shape! <br /><br />RE Woodon Manor, sticking with humble words in May -- <i>it defies adjectives!</i> <br /><br />Nice that the estate pays contemporized homage to many aspects of the original structure. <a href="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/2017" rel="nofollow">abstract</a> with pics.Sandpipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-91077395432088456802013-12-21T05:34:54.861-08:002013-12-21T05:34:54.861-08:00LGB! You are da best! Thank you LGB! You are da best! Thank you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27078015570491303992013-12-20T17:38:12.237-08:002013-12-20T17:38:12.237-08:00Could it have been Black Point?Could it have been <a href="http://www.oldlongisland.com/search?q=black" rel="nofollow"><i>Black Point</i></a>?lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-49412349096100860212013-12-20T17:37:04.280-08:002013-12-20T17:37:04.280-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-91076851948267051262013-12-20T17:08:14.600-08:002013-12-20T17:08:14.600-08:00LGB, I remember obsessing over a similar house zac...LGB, I remember obsessing over a similar house zack posted on OLI. It was Mediterranean ish, torn down and subdivided, but some of the garden features are still there. <br />Any ideas?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-66531255881701862902013-12-20T14:26:47.703-08:002013-12-20T14:26:47.703-08:00Whether it's the properties to the east or the...Whether it's the properties to the east or the north, we're talking possibly an additional half dozen homes --- yowza!<br /><br />Some are run of the mill look-at-me's, some beloved town fixtures; even if the new owners recreate the original main house & grounds, somebody's feathers are sure to be ruffled...lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.com